Trading Economics Tableau API Connector

The Trading Economics Tableau Connector links the Tableau software to our API which provides direct access to 300.000 economic indicators, exchange rates, stock market indexes, government bond yields and commodity prices. It allows you to download millions of rows of historical data, to query our real-time economic calendar and to subscribe to updates.

Installation

Installation

  • If you do not have Tableau yet, it is available here: Download Tableau.

  • Download the installer, launch it and follow the instructions.

Connection

Connection

  • Open Tableau software.

  • On left menu, click on the option More.

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  • On the right side, a few options will appear. Click on Web Data Connector.

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  • A new window will be open.

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  • In the address bar of this new window, paste the following URL:
https://api.tradingeconomics.com/js/tableau.html

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  • Press Enter. TE Tableau API Connector is ready to be used.

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